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This made my morning slightly better.

Simeon Coxe, the electronic musician behind the experimental psychedelic rock group Silver Apples, has died. He was 82. Coxe's decision to incorporate the sound of a vintage oscillator into his music led to the formation of Silver Apples. Their music caught the attention Jimi Hendrix, with whom Coxe once jammed. https://pitchfork.com/news/silver-apples-simeon-coxe-dead-at-82/

New official advice from the UK govt:

To bad he isn't on the list

Now now, don't begrudge Toast some remarkable good fortune if true!

Quentin Cook, Apostle of The Church of Latter Day Saints, is 80 today

These people are all made up, aren't they?

Nah, not having that. If the Cmme can find space for Lamotta, JPdC and Mubarak on the list year after year just in case they died (all 3 have now), they can bloody well use one of those spots for a much loved A list 95+ year old just in case.

Kleeer. Hmm. I've seen an interview here http://funknstuff.net/tir-kleeer/ recorded January 2019 on which Richard Lee participates. He says he was originally from Washington DC and was now living in Brooklyn, New York, but he's very hard to hear so I didn't persist. No real bio info other than the above, but it might give you an in to a FB page - with such a common name though.... And Paul Crutchfield was supposed to participate but his video never connected! I really can't find much on him at all.

The deaths won’t count if they have any other underlying health issues or have had cancer or heart disease for more than 28 days.

The only main members of the cast of Quartet that are dead are Andrew Sachs and David Ryall. All the headline stars are still with us. Odd statement.

There's been nearly 20 people by the name of Thomas Quigley who have died since 2000. So according to the sources we have he was born 7th July 1945 (Wiki and most other sources) or 7th July 1943 (IMDb). IF he is dead then it narrows it down to three individuals (assuming he didn't die more than 20 years ago – I think it would've been noticed by now!): 2019 Thomas Quigley b. 1945 death registered in Wakefield – likely the same individual @msc has singled out above 2004 Thomas Columcille Quigley b. 13 Nov 1944 death registered in Liverpool 2000 Thomas Quigley b. 10 Oct 1945 death registered in Lambeth Full DOBs are only given on death certificates on Ancestry which are about a decade old at least. A pity cos we can't see the DOB for the 2019 death!! The GRO suggests 1945 is correct. There are no Thomas Quigleys born in 1943 in England, period. Just one in 1945, in Liverpool North. Mother's maiden name was Gower. Likely our man. It looks like he married a Marjory Carroll in Liverpool in January 1980. There are a few ppl called Thomas Quigley pottered around Lancashire from the 2005/10 electoral registers. Meh. No idea is my short answer. Surely given that obscure players in the Beatles/Epstein story often obit it would be surprising if his death occurred unnoticed. What is the latest year we know of him definitely still being around?

Hang on, *Iain* actually broke the news of a notable person on the forum first??? *faints* QO for the writer of Quartet (good play/film) and The Pianist (bloody harrowing film) below as hes a DDP pick iirc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/09/08/sir-ronald-harwood-playwright-screenwriter-noted-dresser-pianist/

Color me absolutely stunned by the finding. You mean people staying home reduces the COVID spread? No way

BREAKING NEWS- Sir Ronald Harwood, who wrote The Pianist among many other major works, has died tonight, it has just been announced. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/09/08/sir-ronald-harwood-playwright-screenwriter-noted-dresser-pianist/

Ah crap. That was going to be my guess.

Appears to be. I know he was included in one of the deadpools and someone made reference to the fact he could now 'die in peace'.

Jim Janes, a comic book illustrator for “Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes” and others, has died. He was in his early 70s. http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/jim-janes-obit/

Well, given his own grip on reality you might have a point. What state Republicanism will be in when he's gone is questionable. That party used to have a strong link with America's reverence for its own dead service personnel; almost seeing it as a badge of honour that Republicans took the responsibility of fighting for democracy more seriously than Democrats. Trump on the other hand reckons those on the wrong end of a bullet were stupid enough to deserve it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54034707 Atlantic magazine apparently lined up four separate sources for this story - not that Trump will respect any of that.

Good god- losing the Queen and Phil in a year would be very odd. But it'll be what they deserve for Diana.

Philip looked 99 years old 20 years ago and around 25 years ago said that "bits and pieces are already falling off me" so I'm suprised how he's still alive. Wouldn't be suprised if he outlives the queen but I'm betting he'll not make it to 100.

Most likely deaths now are probably Philip and Trebek in my opinion. Philip just looks like he's already decaying, just alive and Alex Trebek is extremely ill as discussed often.

Well, it certainly is now. 2am on September 1st. We didn't get a hit this month, but I've a good feeling for September. I'll give us 2 hits.

If someone were to die in the next few hours could we say technically they died in August because it's stil August in parts of the world, even if it's sep 1 where they live?